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Mercury in Region 6
People in Region
6 are mainly exposed to methylmercury when they consume fish
and shellfish containing methylmercury. These pages are intended
to provide information about Region 6 mercury efforts and state
resources.
For basic information about mercury, its health effects, how to handle spills and to learn what EPA is doing to reduce mercury emissions, select from the topics listed to the right or visit the national mercury home page.
EPA Region 6 Mercury Links
- Mercury Quick Facts Health Effects of Mercury Exposure (pdf) (2 pp, 190K, About PDF)
- Mercury Quick Facts Cleaning up Mercury Spills in Your House (pdf) (4 pp, 303K, About PDF)
- Evaluating Mercury Exposure: Information for Health Care Providers (pdf) (2 pp, 190K, About PDF)
- Mercury Quick Facts for School Nurses (pdf) (4 pp, 468K, About PDF)
- Gulf of Mexico Program: Mercury Information
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